My Edinburgh: Margaret Cowan and Rosemary Procter

Margaret Cowan, 78, who is retired, and Rosemary Procter, 60, a nursery nurse, are both Edinburgh natives, and both joined the march today.

Margaret cut short her holiday on the island of Iona to attend the protest because she believes: "The time has come when we must do something about global poverty. People want to do something about it."

Rosemary said the simplest way to help Africa was through trade. “Everybody should be buying fair trade crafts and fair trade products. Coffee, chocolate ..."